Exit of the year: Marc Jacobs leaves Louis Vuitton

With the spring 2014 collection, Marc Jacobs ended his 16-year tenure as creative director for Louis Vuitton, during which the brand came out of the suitcases and onto fashion's world stage, thanks in part to collector's-item collaborations with Stephen Sprouse, Richard Prince and Takashi...

With the spring 2014 collection, Marc Jacobs ended his 16-year tenure as creative director for Louis Vuitton, during which the brand came out of the suitcases and onto fashion's world stage, thanks in part to collector's-item collaborations with Stephen Sprouse, Richard Prince and Takashi... (Joel Sageta/AFPGetty Images)

With the spring 2014 collection, Marc Jacobs ended his 16-year tenure as creative director for Louis Vuitton, during which the brand came out of the suitcases and onto fashion's world stage, thanks in part to collector's-item collaborations with Stephen Sprouse, Richard Prince and Takashi...